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    Abandoned Chicks at the Post Office

    How infuriating. I’m glad your husband was able to help the poor little things. I had ordered our first batch of chicks online, until I found my local breeder. My post office called me before they were even open in the am and I was there within minutes to claim them. These people shouldn’t be...
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    I know now what killed my bird. What next?

    We have hawks and bald eagles, unfortunately my girls and boy are serving life confined to their run. I have been thinking of building a playpen so to speak out of 1x2s and chicken wire (4 sides and a roof), but they’d still need supervision.
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    How do you get a good rooster????

    My brother has a gigantic barred rock rooster “colonel sanders” he goes savage sometimes and a good swift kick usually sets him straight. I thought my brother broke his foot kicking the colonel once it was so swollen and black and blue. My rooster “lucky” decided to go for myself and the kids a...
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    What was your worst mistake as a chicken keeper?

    What did I do? I had to leave for work unusually early at 5 am one July morning. I filled the waterer and left it for our son to take out because he used to get mad if he didn’t get to let them out in the am. My husband was renovating the kitchen and shuffled the kids to my parents for the day...
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    Winterizing Run

    I’m also in NJ, and I bought heavy duty clear shower curtains and I zip tie them through the grommets around the run, leaving only the peak triangular top open for air flow. I cut 3” pieces of duct tape, and stack them 3 thick and then put 3 on either side of the curtain matching them up on...
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    6-week old with splayed leg

    I have one he’s in a small flock, he gets where he needs to go, albeit not pretty but his quality of life is good.
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    Leg issues on newborn chick

    I’d tape a quarter or nickel to the foot to flatten it out and hold it down.
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    Leg issues on newborn chick

    I had a similar chick. His joints almost seemed fused. His legs were crooked and his foot was curled. I put him in traction with an old sock I cut him leg holes to make a sling and used some yarn, and dangled him from the inside of a large dog crate with just enough room for his feet to touch...
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    4 legged chick Clover

    If she makes it she might be ok so long as your flock is small.
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    Pet Carpenter Bee

    Can I change my vote? I read it as pets instead of pests 🤦‍♀️. They are highly destructive.
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    Shallow puncture wound (cat)

    Bob, was attacked by a large coon hound we were fostering about 11 years ago. That dog had the largest teeth I’ve ever seen to this day. He bit down on Bob’s back end and put a series of large bowling ball style holes in him. The vet said to flush the wounds twice a day with betadine and it...
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    My dog is sick, vet is closed, don’t know where else to ask. Itchy and hairless patches.

    Without seeing it, my treatment would depend on whether or not the skin appears moist or dry if that makes sense. I.e. oozy like some hotspots or dry and flaky. If it’s moist skin, I’d consider maybe shaving the area to allow it to get air and definitely give him a bath. After his bath can you...
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    Custom Chicken Coop & Grandpa’s Feeders

    I’m in NJ unfortunately I can not help with rehoming your flock but I’d be interested in purchasing a grandpa feeder if you’d sell one and ship it.
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    Comment by 'Aclurk' in article 'Keeping Your Chickens Healthy'

    Sounds like my flock of 6 exactly. The one with the feathers intact is pulling out everyone else’s. Get some blu kote at tractor supply see if that helps.
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    Flock Bully

    I apologize for my ignorance. Is feather plucking different than bullying ? I was just looking at pin less peepers on amazon. Some of the reviews scare me.
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